Quote:
|
Originally Posted by notsure
That is one of the popular (although wrong) supposed origins of the word.
It is in fact pom - which is a shortening of pomegranate, which was rhyming slang for immigrant. The term became popular in the post-war immigration boom of the late 40’s early 50’s...and was mostly applied to british migrants as they made up the largest percentage of immigrants at the time. The term later became commonly used to refer to people of brittish origin.
|
According to Mr Snopes, we're both wrong.
Although I am the more wronger
It is the fruit, but it's
because british sailors used to eat lots of them to help prevent scurvy. (At least that's the best guess atm.)
P.S. Pomegranate rhymes with immigrant??
